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(43) Date of publication: 11.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/02 (21) Application number: 10704871.2 (22) Date of filing: 10.02.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/375(2006.01) H01G 4/35(2006.01) A61N 1/08(2006.01) H01B 17/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/023691 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/093651 (19.08.2010 Gazette 2010/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 10.02.2009 US 368847 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US)	(72) Inventor: IYER, Rajesh, V. Eden Prairie MN 55344 (US) (74) Representative: Hughes, Andrea Michelle  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)